The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1979 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CLASS OF 1979 - Members of this year’s graduating class at Mercedes High School posed for this group
photo earlier in the year and it provided the first look at this year’s MHS seniors. Included in the picture are class
sponsors and school officials. In the front row, beginning with the sixth person from the left, are Robert Peynado
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Wednesday and a victory Thursday over
the winner of Wednesday’s Falfurrias-
Raymondville game.
Tigers advanced in the ‘second
season’ tournament with a win Saturday
over Edcouch-Elsa by a 2-1 score. The
Rodriguez, girls’ track; Roger Adame,
golf; and Leo Serna, tennis.
Presentation of various team awards
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Mercedes school trustees approved a
contract Tuesday with the ‘Relampago-
Progreso Community Center, Inc.’ for
use of the Relampago School during the
1979-80 school year.
The group will use the facility as a
pre-school center for area youngsters in
order to provide those youngsters
learning skills needed to make an easier
transition to formal schooling.
The contract to be drawn up between
the two bodies will be on a year to year
lease basis and will allow R-PCC, Inc.
the right to sub-lease the buildings with
Mercedes approval.
Action to approve the R-PCC, Inc.
request was taken, says Superintendent
Rodolfo Gonzalez, “because the board
- feels that local -children can best be
served by local people.”
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Tiger Field, saw Ricky Lerma pick up his
eighth win of the season. Lerma allowed
four hits, walked three and struck out
one to bring his record to 8-3.
Top batsman for Mercedes was Mark
Hinojosa who went two for three on the
day.
If Tigers can win two tournament
games, there will be no need of further
play to determine the district champ as
Mercedes won the first regular season
play with an 8-1 record. A loss in the
tourney will put them against the
eventual tournament winner in a best of
three game series next week.
Coach Ramon Perez, Jr. says his
team continues to play good defense and
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graduate of Mercedes High School, will
be the featured speaker at the 16th
annual Mercedes Lions Club Honor
Student Banquet.
Students of both junior and senior
high schools who have maintained either
a streigh ‘A’ or average ‘A’ grade point
average for the year will be recognized
by Lions at the May 15 banquet at
Mercedes High School cafeteria.
Cost for the roast beef dinner is
$3.50. Tickets may be purchased from
any member of the Lions Club or at the
door.
Judge Cisneros
to be speaker
District Judge Joe Cisneros,
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50 YEARS IN THE CLASSROOM - Mrs. Elida Phillips Wills, second from left above, has been named ‘Teacher of the Year’
by the Mercedes Educators’ Association. Shown with Mrs. Wills are, left to right, Antonio Lozano, MEA vice-president; Mrs.
Odilia Cavazos, chairperson of the selection committee that named Mrs. Wills and the Incoming president of MEA; and
Miguel Castillo, president of MEA. Mrs. Wills, who will retire at the end of this school year, has taught the past 15 years in
Mercedes schools after spending time with the Corpus Christi school system and teaching for two years in South America. In
a letter to the Association, Mrs. Wills recalled an early salary of $800 per year and wrote about improvements seen in
teachers’ lives because of efforts of professional organizations. She thanked the Association for honoring her and said she
would cherish the award because “it was bestowed upon me by my peers and members of my profession with love, warmth
and esteem.” She added she would remain “forever humble, forever grateful and forever happy.” [Mercedes Enterprise
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A San Benito group, P.U.B.L.I.C.,
has used the facility and had asked for a
new lease, but the board rejected their
request. P.U.B.L.I.C., during their brief
occupation of the plant, had made some
‘repairs’ that were not approved by
Mercedes and had fallen behind in lease
payments.
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“That’s been the key to our wins.”
Perez says Mercedes gains in confidence
with each game and now seems to rise to
the occasion against the tougher teams.
Introduction of the speaker will be
made by Mr. Vasquez.
Tickets, priced at $3.50, may be
purchased from any member of the
Booster Club or may be had at the door
as long as they are available. Menu will
feature barbecued brisket, ranch style
beans, bread and cole slaw.
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Coach Teaff is married to a former
Texas Tech cheerleader, Donell. The
couple has three daughters.
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A two-day men’s slo-pitch softball
tournament has been scheduled for May
26, 27 by the Mercedes Parks and
Recreation Department.
Final day of registration is set as
May 21 with entries limited to the first
16 teams to apply. Fees of $50 per team
will be charged.
Other rules are set at 16 players per
team with rosters to be submitted prior
to 9 a.m. on May 26, teams must furnish
own balls, game time is forfeit time, a
55-minute time limit and seven inning
games. All other rules will be under
American Softball Association handbook.
Play will take place at Kennedy Park
with trophies to be awarded to first four
teams, most valuable player and most
homeruns.
Further information may be had by
calling 565-1153, extension 42.
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of your business,” responded the mayor.
Judge Guerra suggested that the answer
might be changed to other wording. “I
refuse to answer,” said the mayor next.
That answer stood and the attorneys
were left without finding out the
commission’s choice for Mr. Vega’s
replacement.
(A meeting had been called for 11:30
the April municipal election, took the
stand to verify an affidavit provided the
court that he was present at the March 6
meeting. He said that Mayor Ross had
informed the commission of Mr. Vega’s
request for excused absence and that he
saw the commission nod their heads.
Mayor Ross, asked about the affair,
stated that there was not a motion or a
vote taken on the matter. He was also
questioned on the procedure for
obtaining an excused absence.
Commissioner Sergio Gonzalez testi-
fied as to Mr. Vega’s absences and as to
a motion he made to declare the seat
empty.
Mr. Vega, when he was on the stand,
claimed he didn’t know he was not
excused...said nobody kept him in-
formed... had to make his own calls to
city hall to find out what was going on
and said it appeared to him the public
hearing on his removal was a cut and
dried affair.
Vega’s attorneys contended that his
removal was based on political
considerations and at one point in the
hearing asked Mayor Ross who the
commission intended to appoint. “None
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commissioner. That meeting was
cancelled after the court’s order.)
In his petition to the court, Mr. Vega
contended that the sections of the
Mercedes city charter under which he
was removed were unconstitutional with
both the United States and Texas
constitutions. He asked that the court
void his removal and that the
commission be enjoined to re-instate
him. He also seeks to recover costs and
expenses.
The judge’s response was only to
keep the seat open until further evidence
could be heard. No date has been set for
the next court appearance, and a
comment Tuesday was that crowded
dockets would most likely bring in an out
of county judge to hear the case.
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will be made by recipients of 1978
on May 9 to name a new city
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and Carlton McQueen, sponsors; Milton Hild, assistant MHS principal; Superintendent Rodolfo Gonzalez; Principal
Israel Garza; Mrs. Marie Greenwood, Mrs. Bertha Campos, Mrs. Betty Cortez and Mrs. Delia Barron, class
sponsors. At right in second row is Miss Irene Garrett, sponsor. Commencement is May 31 at Tiger Stadium.
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As this issue of the Mercedes
Enterprise was being printed, MHS
baseball Tigers were on the field in
Mission hoping to wrap up their district
season with a win over Laredo-United
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The Mercedes Booster Club spon- trophies. Most valuable athletes will be
sored All-Sports Banquet, an annual named in each sport except baseball,
event honoring varsity high school That announcement will come at the
athletes, will begin promptly at 7:30 conclusion of the baseball season.
p.m. Thursday (May 10) at the High The Danny Garcia Spirit Award will
School Cafeteria. be announced by Dan Morrison,
Master of ceremonies for the evening publisher of The Mercedes Enterprise,
will be Jim Lauderdale, president of the donor of the trophy.
Boosters.
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football at San Angelo State before
transferring to McMurry College where
he was named an All-Texas Conference
linebacker and offensive tackle.
He was raised at Snyder, Texas, and
was named top athlete there in his
senior year in high school.
He is a national trustee of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was
elected a vice-president of the Texas
Baptist Convention in 1975, said to be
one of the few times a laymen was so
honored.
Teaff coached at Lubbock High
School, McMurry College, Texas Tech
and Angelo State before coming to
Baylor. His teams have been nationally
ranked six times in the past 10 years. He
has been named National and Southwest
Conference Coach of the Year.
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The Mercedes Memorial
Library will show the film
“Treasures of Tut” Thursday,
May 10 at 4 p.m. and
Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Admission is free of
charge.
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Fiesta winners
are announced
Winners in last Sunday’s fiesta at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church have been
announced by Fr. Vicente Azcoiti, pastor
of the church.
RubenDiaz was first prize winner of
$200. Second prize of $100 went to
Alector Saldana of Brownsville. Misty
Flores, Che to Cavazos and Rita Raven
Ramos were also winners of $100.
Fr. Vicente has offered his thanks to
all who participated in the fiesta and to
all who worked to make it a success.
Invocation will be delivered by Rev. Baylor Coach Grant Teaff will be heard
Msgr. H. H. Bockholt of Our Lady of
Mercy Catholic Church. Grant Teaff, the coach who brought ,
Next on the agenda will be the Baylor University its first Southwest
introduction of MHS coaches by Athletic Conference football title in 50 years, will .
Director Mauro Vasquez. Coaches will be the speaker for Thursday s Mercedes
then introduce their players with Mike Booster Club sponsored All-Sports
Gonzales doing football; Mr. Vasquez, Banquet,
basketball; Jim Cuthbertson, track; Teaff, described as "a man who
Ramon Perez, Jr., baseball; Javier radiates warm, human qualities on and
Weslaco because of rain and a still wet— Yanez, girls’ basketball; Miss Rosemary off the field," by..Sam Blair of the Dallas
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Judge Fidencio Guerra of the 139th
District Court ruled Tuesday that the
Mercedes City Commission cannot bring
itself up to full strength by filling the
empty seat formerly held by Rene Vega
until a court has heard evidence
concerning the removal of Mr. Vega.
Commissioners had earlier declared
j that Mr. Vega had forfeited his seat
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meetings without being excused by the
remainder of the commission.
The restraining order issued Tuesday
by Judge Guerra came after testimony
was received from City Secretary Mrs.
■ Linda Gulley, Eleazar Bowman, Mayor
P Buddy Ross, Commissioner Sergio
• Gonzalez and Mr. Vega.
I Mrs. Gulley testified as to sections of
the charter, accuracy of minutes
> provided and as to whether or not Mr.
Vega had missed three meetings and
whether or not excuses were granted.
She was asked, but did not answer -
saying it was not her function to answer
- how one is excused from a commission
meeting.
Mr. Bowman, a defeated candidate in
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